The Tale of the Too-Big Pink Rubber Boots

First off, I would like to thank Abigail's MeMe for sending her home with the aforementioned

Too-Big Pink Rubber Boots! They once belonged to Cousin Aryana, who outgrew them.

(Frankly, I don't think it mattered to Abigail if they still fit Aryana or not. The boots were coming home with her!)

These are Abigail's new favorite thing!

My little Redneck!

Mean ol' Momma won't let me wear my boots to bed!!

I love this pic! My little Country Princess!

First thing in the morning, gotta have the boots on!!

At least they go with everything!!

This Ain't Her First Rodeo...

....well, actually, it is. Saturday night we took the Princess for her first trip to the rodeo!! She was HORRIBLE at the restaurant beforehand, so we didn't hold out much hope for staying too long at the rodeo. (She literally screamed at the poor little waitress when she tried to take our menus.) On top of the lovely attitude, it was stinkin' COLD at the arena with no real walls to speak of. We had jackets, mind you, but we needed parkas and electric blankets.

My butt is still thawing out from sitting on that tiny little ice cube.

Looking at the Moo Cows!!

The Mutton Bustin' Contest!
Abigail was dying to get out there. Maybe next year...

Eating her french fries, since she didn't eat at the restaurant...

And this is how we spent the majority of the night!

At least it was warm!!

Towards the end, she was getting a little delirious, and everything was so funny!!

All in all, she seemed to enjoy herself, and who really needs to go out and eat, anyway??

Fishin'!!

Okay, so the first pic has nothing to do with fishing, but I think you'll enjoy it nonetheless!!

As you can see, Miss Abigail is trying to steal a kiss from her boyfriend, Jackson!!

And as you can also see, Mr. Jackson is not too sure about all that love!!

Today we went fishing at the Mennonite Catfish Ponds near Longville!

It was a little windy, but it was still a beautiful day to be outside!!

The day started off slow, but we did catch a few fish after the wind died down a little!

Checking out the catch! She wasn't too sure about those fish flopping around in the ice chest!
Taking a walk with Daddy while Momma fishes for awhile!

All in all it was a beautiful day!

Real Pigtails...

Just a few pics of the Princess and her big-girl pigtails!! No more baby hairdos for us!!

Isn't she precious?!

We're Still Here...

I guess I'll be starting this post with another apology for not posting in so long...I really do mean to, it's just.....oh, you know! Life! And it takes so long for the dang pictures to load...Anyway, here are a few recent snapshots of the Princess and the goings-on around the castle!

This first pic was truly an "accident", if you want to call it that! Miss Priss loves to look at herself in her Princess Mirror, and I just happened to have the camera handy! (Ok, it's always pretty handy--it has to be when you live with a real princess!) But this was just priceless, if you ask me! Couldn't have gotten her to do that on purpose in a million years!!

I like this next pic just because she didn't know I was taking it. She's in such deep thought, waiting on Hopper to make his next move!!

As you can see, her hair is just about long enough for real pigtails!! And, if you couldn't tell, she's showing you her "pretty teeth"! She loves to brush her teeth and will definitely remind us everytime she goes into the bathroom! She has very good oral hygiene!
She is just getting so big! It's hard to believe she's already 17 months old!

Yesterday, we enjoyed the beautiful weather and some good barbecue with family! Justin's mom and stepdad, sister and her boyfriend, Mamaw, and "Uncle Tony" came over and we had a great time! Justin proudly manned his new grill and we just relaxed and ate too much! After supper, Papa and Daddy broke out the guitars and we had a true "Louisiana Saturday Night" kinda time! Abigail laughed and danced her little heart out, and she was pooped by the time everyone left! She slept all the way til 7 o'clock this morning, which is kinda late for her!!




She is just growing and maturing so much, it's hard to believe! I never knew how "time flies" really, until she she came along! We try so hard to enjoy every moment with her. She just comes up with new stuff every day!
She is so smart and she has a memory like an elephant!! She knows where Momma hides her snack, where her Nunnie is, and where she left her cup! She remembers about her swing that we just hung up and where the candy canes are that we had at Christmas!
She can say all kinds of words: Abigail, Momma, Daddy, and Hopper (of course), Nunnie, Nooner, and NiteNite; Nana, PawPaw, MeMe, Papa, MyMy, etc.; teeth, cheese, highchair, snack, cup, book, uh-oh!, alright!, Cow/Moo, Duck/CackCack, Monkey/E-E-E!, and so many more!!
She know songs like the Hot Dog Song (Mickey Mouse Clubhouse) and We Can Fix It (Handy Manny)! And boy, can my girl dance! She is too funny!!
Out here in the woods, not a whole lot of exciting stuff happens (thank You, Lord!), but every day is an adventure and a blessing with our Princess! We are So, So blessed!!
And we are especially thankful for some exciting and wonderful and miraculous news about some very dear, precious friends! God is still in the business of miracles!!